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Re:Engineer refusing to file/disclose patents by NullPrefix on Sunday March 24, 2019 @03:30PM (#19478267)
You're supposed to ask your employer if you're allowed to share that dick pick?
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Re:Engineer refusing to file/disclose patents by jopsen on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @05:31AM (#19490300)
Only if you tattoo source code on your.....

I personally prefer to keep my code private by other means. But no judgement, hehe :)

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Re:Engineer refusing to file/disclose patents by NullPrefix on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @08:11AM (#19490976)
You don't need source code for that. Photos are copyrighted by default, so it's IP. Some companies demand all IP created in spare time.
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Re:Engineer refusing to file/disclose patents by jopsen on Friday March 29, 2019 @03:36AM (#19519820)
It's very unlikely that IP not related to software will be ruled to fall under the contract if challenged.

But, hey I'm no lawyer..

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